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revolutionary biography i a passage from the life of commodore talbot of rhode island ihe subject of a new volume of biog raphy by mr tuceermah io be published by j c j riker fulton st j attack of a fire-ship on the hudson river 177g the lovely harbor of ihis now greal metrop ; olis then offered a scene of rare and exciting i interest riding at anchor in the vicinity of | stalen island appeared the british fleet wilh i the army under lord howe every spar and ! line of cordage in those swarming battle-sbips was defined to the eye of the distant spectator j against the lucid azure ol the sky ; and on â€¢ quiet nights reflected to the gaze of the boat j men that haunted the adjacent shore their , dark massive hulls and scowling cannon wore 1 a portentous aspect and seemed to cast long | and prophetic shadows upon the free waters j into which they had ruthlessly intruded â€” signi ; ficant of the years of bitter trial of which ihey i were ominous harbingers upon the heights of brooklyn at york isl and and paulus hook rose the newly-heaped batteries of the americans never smiled that lovely bay more cheerfully than during those clear days of that eventful spring more soli tary than at present with its constantly plying steamers and forest of shipping the position of the belligerents was plainly obvious the comparative silence that hung over ihe broad waters the last-skimming clouds that for a moment darkened their crystal sheen and the occasional furrows raised by sudden breezes that swept across ihem stimulated the imagin ation of lonely enthusiast who fiom si me iso laieil point ic.-ikeil forth and mused upon ihe landscape ii was evident ihal neither party had as yet determined upon its course the considerate on liolb sides ell the importance of a success sadly yet with gentle care his humble com panions in danger bore him through the solita â– j ry woods in the grey cold twilight of morning ' i to a thin but hospitable settlement then called \ 1 the english neighborhood ; but on their arri | val his dreadful condition so alarmed the chil | dren of the place thai no house would give ! him shelter at last a poor and aged widow ; opened her cabin door and allowed the weary and scorched bearers to lay him on the floor and cover his tortured frame with a blanket â€” ! j fortunately in the course of that day two a j merican officers general knox and dr euslis â– : passed the vicinity on business ; and hearing ' i of the case hastened to visit their countryman 'â€¢ j the seasonable medical aid of the latter gen ( i tleman soon essentially relieved his anguish ; and all hough for a considerable period deprived of vision he was soon able to bear a removal â– to hackensack to await his convalescence â€” | meanwhile the asia had been extricated with j , great difficulty from her perilous situation ; i and the bold enterprise that so nearly proved ' \ her destruction created such apprehension and ' | loss of confidence in the enemy that they slip ; ' ped their cables fell down the river and an i chored below the city the hopes ofthe ame i | rican s revived in the same proportion as those i ! of the british were discouraged so obvious j i indeed was the auspicious influence of this j > event that by a resolution of congress passed ! on the tenth of the ensuing october this " spi i riled attempt as it was designated of captain j talbot was made the occasion of a vote of hanks and a special recommendation of thai officer to the commander-in-chief besides pro moling him lo the rank of major â€” iv y lit erary world one way to fight a duel a scotch major who had been so skilful with his sword as to fight several duels with re peated success but who on account of his ex lhat god who will judge you righteously â€” there t can be nothing gained but every thing lost bv ! concealing the truth â€” do not utter at this sol ' einn moment an untruth he replied m i know it all i am about to go before my judge and to you sir i declare wilh my dying breaih i am innocent never had i such emotions i have stood by many a death bed â€” by the rejoicing chris tian and the despairing rebel â€” by the young the old â€” but this to me was most impressive he had been one ol our law.mi.kers had sent his influence from the legislative hall lo the ex treme borders ofthe state had moved respect ed and beloved ; yet there he lay â€” a felon ! dying a felon's death ! about to have a felon's burial ! and ihis â€” al this with a strong proba bility of innocence ! and then all he wished his family to know was that in death â€” amid the " swellings of jordon he persisted in de claring his innocence was there not a pos ' sibility that the men who codemned him were mistaken ? upon them we cast no censure â€” they doubtless did what they believed to be right ; but if mistaken oh what a fatal mistake vvhat a commentary upon circumstantial evi dence ! i am informed that a petition had been drawn up to the president ofthe united states for his ' pardon on the probable â€” nay almost certain innocence and hat it had more than 1,000 signatures but it had not been forwarded now it is too late i the man of influence â€” tbe gentleman â€” sleeps in a convict's grave 1 from ihe wilmington chronicle west india correspondence of llie chronicle j grand turk t i 7th july 1850 mil brown â€” dear sir : by the schr john russell hence for your city 1 have time to fur nish you a few hasty lines there is wrecked american brig on am receptlon of the turkish commissioner on saturday last a mm bey commiss ioner of ins imperial majesty tbe sultan of the ottoman empire was presented to the president by tbe secretary r state all the beads of departments and several other distinguished persons were present on being introduced to the president amin bey made an address in the turk ish language of which the lollowing is a translation : 1 have the honor to he appointed by the government of his imperial majesty the sultan of the ottoman empire to visit the i nited states of america with the view of strengthening those relations of peace and friendship which so happily have al ways existed between the two countries i have it much at heart to execute the wishes of my sovereign in an acceptable manner aud though the two countries are so far separated commerce and the increasing facilities of travel cannot fail to bring them nearer to each other â€” with their extension more intimate rela tions will hereafter naturally arise be tween the ottoman empire and the great republic ofthe new world it has occasioned his imperial majes ty much pleasure to know that he has won the approbation ofthis government and that ofthe american people by ihe course which he recently pursued in fa vor of the unfortunate hungarians whose position had claims on ihose feelings ol humanity and benevolence which at all times occupy the heart of his majesty i am instructed by my government to visit the institutions of public and private j Â«__. __â– ._.- _â€¢ - _ _ r extension of friendly and commercial re lations between ihe t mtontan empire and the republic of the new world amin bey you have said and said trti'v lhat bis imperial majesty your sovereign the sultan has won the approbation ol the american government and ivople by the course pursued by him in favor of those unfortunate hungarians whose recent condition had claims on the feelings ofthe humane and benevolent all over the world that approbation lei me say is deep and cordial and wide spread â€” not disposed to interfere with political occurrences which do noi affect ourselves the people ofthe l'niteii stales aie yet in telligent and well informed and quite ob servant of all that passes in ihe world connected with questions of national and human rights while thev maintain a strict neutrality in al foreign wars ihey nevertheless sympathize mosl deeply in all struggles against oppression they an lovers of justice of mild governments of humanity and of every thing wbich promotes tin cause of political and social happiness among mi n i repeat mr commissioner the pleas ure i have in welcoming you hither and re assure you of the disposition of this government to make _\ our mission agree able lo yourself and satisfactory to your intelligent sovereign the sultan of the ottoman empire the address of amin bey was interpre ted to the president by mr l.rown drag oman ofthe american legation at con stantinople who in like manner interpre ted the reply ofthe president to the com missioner who listened to it with pro found attention and from time to time e vinccd the deep impression it made upon him the following is an extract of a dispatch from mr marsh the american minister resident at constantinople dated 20th may 1k;>0 : believing that a belter acquaintance on the part of the turkish government with the power and resources of the amer ican union and with the mechanical skill ol her citizens would he one of the most etfeetual means of extending the commer cial intercourse between the two nations the carolina watchman j j bruner / " keep a check opon all voue ) rulers ( new series do this and liberty es safe < gen'l harrison ( volume vii number 21 editor jf proprietor salisbury n c thursday october 3 1850 s oi me watchman ntion.per year two dollars â€” payable in f.r s1 jjiit'if not paid in advance two dollars j ,. . wjh be charged ioj ""â€¢'.'. , â– inserted at 1 for the first and 25 cts firi ",,',., j.n'iit insertion court orders chirked fÂ°r li her than these rates a liberal dedue 25perso_/vvho advertise by the year tion l he gditors must be post paid : rl)1 .><>.(; of the union . i0niiig admirable verses a part of which have 1"'f"r s;'ys l1 r:iki"h register but ye â– iv dedication have since the passage of the . ,,, nsnres been somewhat altered and ded . jiwii-'"1 ' l . the author to the hon daniel webster , m ike graceful pen of john cameron esq if y m it""1 " i - mrli a ffentleman whose fine talents and ii usboroug - ol character ar sure to be appreciated he is known we have been favored wilh jjsined correspondence lllli.sboro1 n c g,b having onl had the honor of a passing action through my friend mr fvfangum some ': i st . panion r ""-' liberty i have ti ii dedicating the enclosed lines to one whose iu l,i'n al magnificence and sterling patriotism are alike lie and pr rlyofthe nation i i the kindest regards and most respectful consid rai'"!l j yonr obedient servant j cameron iu damel webster the s<)n of the union dedicated to the hon daniel webster .. 77 states of the union divided lihe the billows _ ,,, the sea richmond dinner to hon d w ty ii t l though statesmen may differ and parties may rage a a the spirit of faction breed civil commotion i it still be our pride to display to tbe age p _â€¢ iv cling t ur altars with patriot devotion j,.i demagogues strive fur the spoils of the hive vv.-'yi a hope from which far richer joys in derive t^t ihe stars of our union forever will be â€ž j the billows divided yet one as the sea i^t northern fanatics continue to rove ud deem iheir mad rabble a holy communion ; i_i the chivalrous southerner rash as he's brave a his wild indignation make light ofthe union in pile of ihem all ever deaf to each call by our stars let us stand to shine with them or fall fu||v trusiiiil'i our union forever must be hike the billows divided yet me as the sea when lately the tocsin pealed forth on the laud ami llie fiery cross sped o'er the face of llie nation ffiiin the north fast and west stepped a patriot band aliil the south joined the war cry with wild acclama tion mi mow at the existent juncture ; yet the ac tual slate of the colonial defences was bul par lially known lo their opponents and a prema tura manoeuvre might occasion temporary dis comfilure even in that well appointed squadron on the other hand it was ol ihe highest mo ment lhat the americans should be assured of the readines of our troops lo cope wilh their formidable invaders it was needful that the spell ol vague alarm should be in a measure broken which had been inspired by the pre sence of those destructive engines whose thun der seemed tc gather new potency from their long quiescence ; whoso shrouds and decks bristled with pikes and bayonets and whose black and heavy sides contrasted vividly with the red hues of the soldiers uniforms grouped thickly al the port-holes and on the tafl'rails as if impatient to pour forth upon the land so in vitingly spread below and around to one gallant heart this inaction was especially irk some captain tilliot hail obtained the com mand of a tire ship and lay directly before the cily awaiting orders to secure a more effi cienl position and ihe better to disguise his purpose he took advantage of a light wind as cended the hudson fifteen miles and anchored just above fort washington for three days in this romantic spot he qui etly awaited an opportune moment for action on the one side the banks of the noble river sloped gradually half-covered wilh low cedars whose dark umbrage already wore the freshen ing tints of spring on the other like natural fortifications rose the grey and upright rocks of the tufted palisades few dwellings were then visible ; the ripple of the water on the pebbly shore was audible in the lull of the wind and the tranquil and sequestered beauty of the scene gave no hint of the deadly preparations then making on board the unwarlike craft that swung so gently at her moorings the lapse of a few hours after captain talbot had chos i en his anchorage evidenced the sagacity of his movements three of the enemy's ships in order to protect the left of their army in case of need had shifted their ground from the har bor to a spot about halfway between the mouth of the hudson and the fire-ship orders were therefore soon forwarded to the latter to make | a night attack she was filled wilh combusti ! bles and besmeared wilh turpentine sever al trains of powder were laid ; and one of the 1 crew was easily induced to strip himself and lie down upon deck with a lighted match rea i dy at a moment's warning to ignite the vessel at two o'clock in the morning they weighed anchor and dropped slowly down with the tide the nearest of ihe three ships was the asia of : sixty-four guns whose tall spars and towering hull no sooner loomed upon the eager gaze of : captain talbot's hardy band than ihey steered ; directly for her broadside unsuspicious of any danger il was but a moment before her lillle adversary had flung her grappling irons that the asia tired ; and then a scene ensued thai baffles description from the depth as it were of profound silence there echoed the re verberalinn of cannon the cries of the wound ed and the piercing shouts of alarm and re venge in an instant the darkness of a cloudy night gave place to a red flashing glare that revealed the tort the waters and the fields ; with the distinctness of noonday ; and brought into vivid relief ihe huge vessels of war now alive with their startled crews who hastened i to the relief of the asia ; â€” some pouring water | on ihe rising flames others disengaging the fire-ship from her side and not a few intent at the guns which hurled an incessant shower of ; balls at the boat in which the daring originator , of this sudden conflagration was propelled by i his brave men towards the nearest shore al though lighted in their aim by a pyramid of ! fire of all the shot from the three vessels but | two struck the crowded bark of fugitives cap tain talbot however in his anxiety lo render â€¢ the experiment certain had lingered amid the burning timbers of the fire ship and was the last to escape the seaman who applied the match having according lo a previous under standing immediately jumped overboard and been picked up by his expectant comrades â€” when therefore tho boat reached the jersey shore in safety the appearance of ihe gallant leader was frightful and his sufferings intense his skin was blistered from head to foot his dress almost entirely consumed and his eye | ight gone treme desire for quarrelling when a little in intoxicated for his boasted courage was de spised by his brother officers came one even ing into a large company there happened to be present a yankee an officer in the same regiment which was then stationed at montre al this yankee related among other things the failure of a certain expedition in which he had the misfortune to be wounded that was because you were a rascally set of cowards observed the major you are an infamous liar says the yankee the company stared the scotchman looked down upon him with as much contempt as goliah did upon david and immediately asked are you a man to meet me ? yes replied the yankee at any lime and where you please only with this proviso that we meet without seconds well then to-morrow morn ing at five o'clock at . agreed the company present endeavored lo dissuade the yankee telling him ihe major had every ad vantage where he had none and he had better compromise matters ere he would have cause to repent his rashness but he still persisted â€” the next morning the yankee repaired to the place somewhat before the appointed hour armed with a large musket j shortly after the major made his appearance with his brace of pistols and sword before he had advanced far the yankee in an austere tone bid him stop or he would blow bis brains out the major struck with amazement at this unex pected stratagem reluctantly obeyed but ex postulated with him on the injustice of such un gentlemanlike proceedings the yankee was implacable and determined to punish him for ; his past conduct and the abuse he himself had i received lay down your sword and pistols j says he still presenting his musket and to i the right about face march ! the poor major was again uuder the necessity of obeying and uttering a volley of curses against his star pass ively submitted the yankee then quietly took possession of his arms tis base tis cowardly thus to disarm me of all defence says the major no replied his fellow combatant i will deal honorably with you ; there take my j musket throwing it towards him and defend \ your life he quite incensed seized the weap j on with a mixture of exultation and precipitate i vengeance and rushing forward demanded j his arms or he would blow him to h â€” ii â€” ' blow away and be d â€” n'd says the yankee : provoked at such unparalleled insolence in a | fit of frenzy he drew the trigger ! but alas j the musket had not been charged ! the glory of our braggadocia was so sullied and his feel | ings so mortally wounded by this indignity lhat he sold his commision and left the place affecting scene in the indiana penitentiary during the recent cholera sickness in this ! prison the services ofthe clergyman were of ; ten in requisition who has given several sketch i es of the last moments of the dying prisoners ! here is one : while i was in prison the warden led mo j to he bedside ofa convict by the name of shear er i was informed that he had formerly been j one or two years a member of the state leg islgture â€” had stood very high in the estimation i of his fellow citizens â€” and at the time of his ! ' conviction was surveyor of his counly he had been tried before the united stales circuit i \ court and on mere circumstantial evidence ! had been convicted of mail robbery and sen j tenced to four year's imprisonment the poor j ! man knew me having heard me preach in the prison sir said he i must die he j | was then in a collapsed state â€” the marks of '< death were upon his countenance i sat down ! by his rode couch and held his pulseless hand : long did i endeavor to point him lo the | i lamb of god who taketh away the sins of j | the world his spirit grew calm and almost â– i joyous and he professed that the terrible ' sling : ! was one now said i u shearer you are j ' i perhaps near death have you any word to send : i to your family ?" ' oh !' said he ' i have a ! wife and two children â€” 1 wish i could see them i once more he pauspd a moment unable to i go on no doubt his thoughts were at *' home â– ' sweet home he rallied and proceeded â€” tell i my family that i am innocent of the charge for j whicli i suffer i said lo him mr shearer i i you ate now in a few minutes to stand before bergrise key 22 miles distant from this port called the " betsey of pittston on the ken nebeck river maine her mast were cut a way when she was found she appears to have been abandoned at sea ; or that all hands on board have perished the cargo consists of bread pork lard hams butter fish soap tongues lumber staves shook chairs c â€” some of the barrels were marked " w p and the chairs " w the cargo to all ap pearances was laden at boston it was all saved in a damaged stale and brought here yes terday and sold at public auction for the ben efit of those whom it may concern the stern ofthe vessel was stove in when found and she high and dry on the reef half full of water the residents of these islands have been thrown into a state of temporary excitement in consequence of a large amount of treasure hav ing been supposed lo be found in great sand key 6 miles from this and taken away a few days since by a little schooner from st johns n b there is a great deal of proba bility about it ; and the amount of the money that was dug up is said to be 870,000 sterling since the supposed finding of the above sum a large number of the inhabitants of these isl j adds have been busy in digging for like treas | ure on several of the little keys or islands near i this but as far as i have understood none has been found by them ; yet there is no doubt as bis island was once the habitation of pira'es | and privateers money buried on or near it that i will some day be brought to light as the 70 000 have been salt is selling for from 9 to 10 els per bush l el at this place ; is abundant and of excellent i quality this raking season is over for this year in consequence of the floods of rain lhat i have lately fallen here which have overflowed [ the salt ponds with fresh water the trade ! here is now duller than it has been during the ' same season for three years past in great haste obseryer michigan's new constitution â€” we copy from an exchange the following summary of j the new constitution of michigan the con j vention rather reversed the old constitution than made a new one : homestead exemption and an re-elective ju diciary are among the new features there is to be no independent supreme court bul eight circuits with one judge elected in each eve ry county of 10,000 inhabitants has four terms of court a year the supreme court meets four times a year the question of negro suf frage is to be submitted to the people indians may become citizens a proposition to refer to popular vote the question of licensing or not licensing the sale of ardent spirits was rejected the legislature is required within five years to establish free common schools to be kept open three months in each year and also as soon as practicable to establish state agricultural schools setting apart twenty two sections of spring lands for its support the convention provided that every newspa per publishing the constitution should have 25 for it â€” greensborough patriot honey honey is according to mr milton who has lately published a treatise on bees in england a universal specific ; and among its other val liable properties he declares that it prevents consumption and states lhat ihal destroyer of j human life is not known where honey is regu i larly taken as an article of food those who i have less faith in the specific may perhaps at ! tribute ihe cause to difference of climate rather j ihan the honey the italian singers it is said j are greatly indebted to honey ; but iheir prac j lice is to sharpen it with a few drops of acid i though ihey sometimes take it in a pure state | selection of seed corn â€” this month seed ' corn should be selected it can only be well done in the field by gathering those ears with small butt-ends the second ripe and taken from stalks which have two or more well filled ears to each in this way the best vaiieties of corn in cultivation have been obtained teddy my boy jist gnesa how many cheese theie is in this bag an faiih i'll give ye the whole five " five naid teddy " arrah ! by mv soul bad lack to the man hat tould vel j i uiuustryoi mis country anu to miorm my i self of tbe system of education so success '> fully followed in the uniied states for the ! purpose of making a report of the same the hospitable and kind attentions | which i have received from the american ; people since my arrival in the new world i regard as so many evidences of j good will and respect towards my rever ! end sovereign whose unworthy servant i â– am ; and 1 beg leave to take the present i opportunity of expressing to you as the j cnief magistrate of this truly great coun ; try how deeply grateful i am for them to these observations the president ! made the following replv : sir : your arrival in this country is not j unexpected the representative of this : government at constantinople informed i us some months ago of the purpose of the sublime l'orte to send a public agent to | this country the government of the j united states received this information with pleasurt and i am happy to-day to | realize the anticipation in which we have indulged the high consideration due to your sovereign and his government and what we learn of your own intelligence and character conspire to mnke you a wel come visiter the occasion is striking as well as pleasing from the dospborus you come on an errand of peace and friendly inqui ry to the western shores of the atlantic from a country of so much antiquity and so much history your government with a far-seeing intelligence has dispatched you to ihis our western republic that you may acquaint yourself wih its civili zation its institutions its extent and its power ; and with the causes which in lit tle more than two centuries have raised up and established a community of more | than twenty-five millions of people under | forms of government entirely free and yet j such as have been able as we trust to ; make the american character not unfa i vorably known in the world in the name of the american people : and government i bid you welcome ! â€” ! the country is before you and all open to j your examination and inspection what | soever there is in our political organiza | tion in our system of education and in 1 struction in our commercial regulations i or in the organization and equiptment of ! our national defence whether in the army ! or in the navy will be readily subject to i your inquiry competent officers will be < instructed to conduct you to the dockyards i and public arsenals ; the hospitals for in ! valids and the various institutions for tbe ; relief of the poor the insane the blind and the impotent will invite your atten tion you will pass along with opportu nities to observe the great lines of com munication of canals and railroads ; and you will visit and examine those manu fucturing establishments the produce and growth of private enterprise which have enabled the vessels of ihe united states to bear samples of the skill and industry of their people all over tbe levant you will see the broad fields of american ag riculture producing wheat maize rice cotton and tobacco finally sir you will have an opprotunity of beholding the mountains and rivers and the lakes of this continent and be able to report ac curately when you return to the confines of europe and asia on what scale of magnitude are those natural features of the earth which have attracted your at tention white you remain in the country mr commissioner every proper degree of re spect will be paid to you and so far as depends on us the wishes of your sover eign respecting the success of your miss ion shall not be disappointed ; and j trust with you that its effect may be a greater of creating a demand in the levant for the products of american industry and 1 of establishing political relations with turkey which might be of ihe most es sential service to us i have exerted my self to induce the porte to send one or . more public agents to the uniied states . with a view of informing itself through : reliable sources upon the points to which j i have alluded " amin bey although specially delega ! ted by the capudan pacha is treated in the note by which his appointment iscoiu municatcd to the legation as a public ' agent of the sublime porte and may im mediately or hereafter be invested with diplomatic rank : but the principal duty with which he is at present charged is the examination of our navy yards docks ships of war and other establishments connected with our military marine i suppose however that he is also instruc ted to report on our national resources , our public works and the condition of our productive industry and i trust that ev ery facility in tbe power of government may be afforded him for thoroughly infor ming himself upon these important bran ches of inquiry judge berrien â€” 1 strange dcrchijoncnt ' the new york express says " in reading the debates in the senate upon ihe fugitive slave rill we find the following reinaiks of mr ber rien ofga and mr pratt of maryland mr pratt said : now ihere is one fact which the senator mr berrien has rel-.ted to me which 1 de sire to mention lo the senate tha honorable senator as i have understand lrom hun has collected upwards of 00,000 lor a citizen of the stale of rhode island for negroes import ed into eorgia mr berrien will ihe senator allow me unquestionably the senator is correct in his statement i have staled to him that many years ago in the exercise ol my professional duly i had collected a large amount â€” some thing near the amount he stales â€” in bonds or notes which were left in my hands by a citi zen of rhode island and which were given by citizens of soulh carolina and eorgia i sta ted that to the senator but i did not intend that it should be introduced here mr pratt 1 certainly understood ihe sen ator to slate at the lime he told me ofthe fact lhat he himsell wished to bring il to the noiicn of the senate at any rate i did not under stand the senator lo request that i should say nothing on the subject the express adds : " it is but a small mat ter whether the senator spoke in confidence or not it is to the fact thai we wish to call ihe attention of our readers particularly those of new england and especially rhode island what is ihis fact that one lawyer of the state of geoigia has collected three hundred thousand dollars lor a citizen ol rhode i land for negroes imported into georgia ! we do not suppose much as wo would to believe that it is an isolated en the constitution for more ihan forty years had made for this impor tation of negroes piracy and yet in a section of country whence we hear most said against slavery we see lhat the greatest pecuniary re wards have been derived lrom a iratic in slaves wilh such acts staring in the fice and pro claimed aloud from the senate chamber at washington may our zeal lor the true welfare ofthe slave be questioned and the taunt ol hy pocrisy be flung back upon us as wc herald our own love ol freedom and our abhorrence of opprsesion the fact which mr pratt haa here drawn out is not a new one lo many ot our readers but it is a sad one and one which ; we cite now not only to deplore it but for the ake of saying in the name of common chari ty for all men lhat it ought lo leach us lo have a lillle forbearance wilh other when to say the least of if we a-e no bettei than we should be ourselves whist urn thu city of galena illinois has passed an ordinanre prohibiting within ihe city limits on pun t a penally not ie^s than 10 nos exceeding 8500 then strove side by side through the battle's red tide men wln differed as fur as the ocean is wide all linked hy the t'feliug our union will be " like the billows divided yet one as the sea slill ihoulder to houlder like brothers we'll stand together tread proudly our pathway to glory ; in interest united one chronicler's hand our history will grave u the pages of story ! for webster and clay will dure find a way where the bright star of promise shall blaze like the day illuming the motto â€” " our union shall be uke the billows divided yet one as the sea note though withdrawn temporarily from the conflict yet ne will pretend to say but that the commanding influence and powerful exertions of those two great statesmen contributed iu a great measure toward preparing the way fo the passage of the great vhttu of the omnibus washington i c de.r sir i thank you for your letter and the ac companying " song f the union the love of our union may well inspire us all with more or less of the poetical spirit ; and i am glad you think me worthy to receive a dedication of your verses like you i fond ly hope ihal the united states may be forever bike iht billows divided yet one as the sea yours wiih regard and all good wishes daniel webster john cameron esq hillsboro n c original and true mr franklin a , who was a gentleman olgood qualities and infinite good humor used wilh much pleasantry to relate the following anecdote as having occurred to himselt when - young man a young lady in the neighbor hood had won his affections aud he had com menced paying his addresses during the courtship he sometimes supped with the lady's family when he was always regaled with a homely dish of mush and milk and being of a serious turn was generally invited to say grace over the meal the supper did not taste amiss as the family of the fair one was in moderate circumstances and being himself poor he ad mired such domestic economy : besides he was satisfied provided he could gain his fair dulc^i e ' the course of true love it is said ' nev r did run smooth and frank chanced to have a rival much richer than himselt one even ing when he was visiting his charmer after the board had been spread with the frugal meal of mush and milk bul before the family had ta ken their seals at the table some one spied rrank's rival riding up immediately a change came o'er the substantial meal as if by mag ic the table was cleared of its load and naught remained to tell the tale but the clean white cloth in the course of a short time however the table was again furnished not as before but with the suitable appendages for making a and with warm bread such as is hastily haked and in common parlance called short cake when all was ready as was the custom brother a was invited to say grace who with due solemnity hands folded and eves clos d pronounced ihe following impromptu ben ediction : " tbe lord be praised how i'm amazed to see bow things have mended ; here's short cake and tea for supper 1 see when mush and milk were intended t 16 almost unnecessary lo add thai after this grace wank never returned to woo his lady . â€¢â€¢ hut he left her to ihe undisturbed posses won of his more fortunate rival preservation of pumpkins through the great r part of the winter if sound and well ripen ed easily attained by stowing them in a mow of dry hay or straw or placing on a barn floor nd covering wilh any light forage a dry celler will frequently keep them sound ; but heÂ«e are usually loo moist for this purpose â€” f bey ought occasionally to be looked afier aud ny showing evidence of incipient decay should be immediately used all the partially ribe small and imperfect should be fed soon fier taking from the held a shopkeeper once wrote to bis sister our aged father died yesterday i .' u large assortment of disorders

revolutionary biography i a passage from the life of commodore talbot of rhode island ihe subject of a new volume of biog raphy by mr tuceermah io be published by j c j riker fulton st j attack of a fire-ship on the hudson river 177g the lovely harbor of ihis now greal metrop ; olis then offered a scene of rare and exciting i interest riding at anchor in the vicinity of | stalen island appeared the british fleet wilh i the army under lord howe every spar and ! line of cordage in those swarming battle-sbips was defined to the eye of the distant spectator j against the lucid azure ol the sky ; and on â€¢ quiet nights reflected to the gaze of the boat j men that haunted the adjacent shore their , dark massive hulls and scowling cannon wore 1 a portentous aspect and seemed to cast long | and prophetic shadows upon the free waters j into which they had ruthlessly intruded â€” signi ; ficant of the years of bitter trial of which ihey i were ominous harbingers upon the heights of brooklyn at york isl and and paulus hook rose the newly-heaped batteries of the americans never smiled that lovely bay more cheerfully than during those clear days of that eventful spring more soli tary than at present with its constantly plying steamers and forest of shipping the position of the belligerents was plainly obvious the comparative silence that hung over ihe broad waters the last-skimming clouds that for a moment darkened their crystal sheen and the occasional furrows raised by sudden breezes that swept across ihem stimulated the imagin ation of lonely enthusiast who fiom si me iso laieil point ic.-ikeil forth and mused upon ihe landscape ii was evident ihal neither party had as yet determined upon its course the considerate on liolb sides ell the importance of a success sadly yet with gentle care his humble com panions in danger bore him through the solita â– j ry woods in the grey cold twilight of morning ' i to a thin but hospitable settlement then called \ 1 the english neighborhood ; but on their arri | val his dreadful condition so alarmed the chil | dren of the place thai no house would give ! him shelter at last a poor and aged widow ; opened her cabin door and allowed the weary and scorched bearers to lay him on the floor and cover his tortured frame with a blanket â€” ! j fortunately in the course of that day two a j merican officers general knox and dr euslis â– : passed the vicinity on business ; and hearing ' i of the case hastened to visit their countryman 'â€¢ j the seasonable medical aid of the latter gen ( i tleman soon essentially relieved his anguish ; and all hough for a considerable period deprived of vision he was soon able to bear a removal â– to hackensack to await his convalescence â€” | meanwhile the asia had been extricated with j , great difficulty from her perilous situation ; i and the bold enterprise that so nearly proved ' \ her destruction created such apprehension and ' | loss of confidence in the enemy that they slip ; ' ped their cables fell down the river and an i chored below the city the hopes ofthe ame i | rican s revived in the same proportion as those i ! of the british were discouraged so obvious j i indeed was the auspicious influence of this j > event that by a resolution of congress passed ! on the tenth of the ensuing october this " spi i riled attempt as it was designated of captain j talbot was made the occasion of a vote of hanks and a special recommendation of thai officer to the commander-in-chief besides pro moling him lo the rank of major â€” iv y lit erary world one way to fight a duel a scotch major who had been so skilful with his sword as to fight several duels with re peated success but who on account of his ex lhat god who will judge you righteously â€” there t can be nothing gained but every thing lost bv ! concealing the truth â€” do not utter at this sol ' einn moment an untruth he replied m i know it all i am about to go before my judge and to you sir i declare wilh my dying breaih i am innocent never had i such emotions i have stood by many a death bed â€” by the rejoicing chris tian and the despairing rebel â€” by the young the old â€” but this to me was most impressive he had been one ol our law.mi.kers had sent his influence from the legislative hall lo the ex treme borders ofthe state had moved respect ed and beloved ; yet there he lay â€” a felon ! dying a felon's death ! about to have a felon's burial ! and ihis â€” al this with a strong proba bility of innocence ! and then all he wished his family to know was that in death â€” amid the " swellings of jordon he persisted in de claring his innocence was there not a pos ' sibility that the men who codemned him were mistaken ? upon them we cast no censure â€” they doubtless did what they believed to be right ; but if mistaken oh what a fatal mistake vvhat a commentary upon circumstantial evi dence ! i am informed that a petition had been drawn up to the president ofthe united states for his ' pardon on the probable â€” nay almost certain innocence and hat it had more than 1,000 signatures but it had not been forwarded now it is too late i the man of influence â€” tbe gentleman â€” sleeps in a convict's grave 1 from ihe wilmington chronicle west india correspondence of llie chronicle j grand turk t i 7th july 1850 mil brown â€” dear sir : by the schr john russell hence for your city 1 have time to fur nish you a few hasty lines there is wrecked american brig on am receptlon of the turkish commissioner on saturday last a mm bey commiss ioner of ins imperial majesty tbe sultan of the ottoman empire was presented to the president by tbe secretary r state all the beads of departments and several other distinguished persons were present on being introduced to the president amin bey made an address in the turk ish language of which the lollowing is a translation : 1 have the honor to he appointed by the government of his imperial majesty the sultan of the ottoman empire to visit the i nited states of america with the view of strengthening those relations of peace and friendship which so happily have al ways existed between the two countries i have it much at heart to execute the wishes of my sovereign in an acceptable manner aud though the two countries are so far separated commerce and the increasing facilities of travel cannot fail to bring them nearer to each other â€” with their extension more intimate rela tions will hereafter naturally arise be tween the ottoman empire and the great republic ofthe new world it has occasioned his imperial majes ty much pleasure to know that he has won the approbation ofthis government and that ofthe american people by ihe course which he recently pursued in fa vor of the unfortunate hungarians whose position had claims on ihose feelings ol humanity and benevolence which at all times occupy the heart of his majesty i am instructed by my government to visit the institutions of public and private j Â«__. __â– ._.- _â€¢ - _ _ r extension of friendly and commercial re lations between ihe t mtontan empire and the republic of the new world amin bey you have said and said trti'v lhat bis imperial majesty your sovereign the sultan has won the approbation ol the american government and ivople by the course pursued by him in favor of those unfortunate hungarians whose recent condition had claims on the feelings ofthe humane and benevolent all over the world that approbation lei me say is deep and cordial and wide spread â€” not disposed to interfere with political occurrences which do noi affect ourselves the people ofthe l'niteii stales aie yet in telligent and well informed and quite ob servant of all that passes in ihe world connected with questions of national and human rights while thev maintain a strict neutrality in al foreign wars ihey nevertheless sympathize mosl deeply in all struggles against oppression they an lovers of justice of mild governments of humanity and of every thing wbich promotes tin cause of political and social happiness among mi n i repeat mr commissioner the pleas ure i have in welcoming you hither and re assure you of the disposition of this government to make _\ our mission agree able lo yourself and satisfactory to your intelligent sovereign the sultan of the ottoman empire the address of amin bey was interpre ted to the president by mr l.rown drag oman ofthe american legation at con stantinople who in like manner interpre ted the reply ofthe president to the com missioner who listened to it with pro found attention and from time to time e vinccd the deep impression it made upon him the following is an extract of a dispatch from mr marsh the american minister resident at constantinople dated 20th may 1k;>0 : believing that a belter acquaintance on the part of the turkish government with the power and resources of the amer ican union and with the mechanical skill ol her citizens would he one of the most etfeetual means of extending the commer cial intercourse between the two nations the carolina watchman j j bruner / " keep a check opon all voue ) rulers ( new series do this and liberty es safe < gen'l harrison ( volume vii number 21 editor jf proprietor salisbury n c thursday october 3 1850 s oi me watchman ntion.per year two dollars â€” payable in f.r s1 jjiit'if not paid in advance two dollars j ,. . wjh be charged ioj ""â€¢'.'. , â– inserted at 1 for the first and 25 cts firi ",,',., j.n'iit insertion court orders chirked fÂ°r li her than these rates a liberal dedue 25perso_/vvho advertise by the year tion l he gditors must be post paid : rl)1 .><>.(; of the union . i0niiig admirable verses a part of which have 1"'f"r s;'ys l1 r:iki"h register but ye â– iv dedication have since the passage of the . ,,, nsnres been somewhat altered and ded . jiwii-'"1 ' l . the author to the hon daniel webster , m ike graceful pen of john cameron esq if y m it""1 " i - mrli a ffentleman whose fine talents and ii usboroug - ol character ar sure to be appreciated he is known we have been favored wilh jjsined correspondence lllli.sboro1 n c g,b having onl had the honor of a passing action through my friend mr fvfangum some ': i st . panion r ""-' liberty i have ti ii dedicating the enclosed lines to one whose iu l,i'n al magnificence and sterling patriotism are alike lie and pr rlyofthe nation i i the kindest regards and most respectful consid rai'"!l j yonr obedient servant j cameron iu damel webster the s fully followed in the uniied states for the ! purpose of making a report of the same the hospitable and kind attentions | which i have received from the american ; people since my arrival in the new world i regard as so many evidences of j good will and respect towards my rever ! end sovereign whose unworthy servant i â– am ; and 1 beg leave to take the present i opportunity of expressing to you as the j cnief magistrate of this truly great coun ; try how deeply grateful i am for them to these observations the president ! made the following replv : sir : your arrival in this country is not j unexpected the representative of this : government at constantinople informed i us some months ago of the purpose of the sublime l'orte to send a public agent to | this country the government of the j united states received this information with pleasurt and i am happy to-day to | realize the anticipation in which we have indulged the high consideration due to your sovereign and his government and what we learn of your own intelligence and character conspire to mnke you a wel come visiter the occasion is striking as well as pleasing from the dospborus you come on an errand of peace and friendly inqui ry to the western shores of the atlantic from a country of so much antiquity and so much history your government with a far-seeing intelligence has dispatched you to ihis our western republic that you may acquaint yourself wih its civili zation its institutions its extent and its power ; and with the causes which in lit tle more than two centuries have raised up and established a community of more | than twenty-five millions of people under | forms of government entirely free and yet j such as have been able as we trust to ; make the american character not unfa i vorably known in the world in the name of the american people : and government i bid you welcome ! â€” ! the country is before you and all open to j your examination and inspection what | soever there is in our political organiza | tion in our system of education and in 1 struction in our commercial regulations i or in the organization and equiptment of ! our national defence whether in the army ! or in the navy will be readily subject to i your inquiry competent officers will be < instructed to conduct you to the dockyards i and public arsenals ; the hospitals for in ! valids and the various institutions for tbe ; relief of the poor the insane the blind and the impotent will invite your atten tion you will pass along with opportu nities to observe the great lines of com munication of canals and railroads ; and you will visit and examine those manu fucturing establishments the produce and growth of private enterprise which have enabled the vessels of ihe united states to bear samples of the skill and industry of their people all over tbe levant you will see the broad fields of american ag riculture producing wheat maize rice cotton and tobacco finally sir you will have an opprotunity of beholding the mountains and rivers and the lakes of this continent and be able to report ac curately when you return to the confines of europe and asia on what scale of magnitude are those natural features of the earth which have attracted your at tention white you remain in the country mr commissioner every proper degree of re spect will be paid to you and so far as depends on us the wishes of your sover eign respecting the success of your miss ion shall not be disappointed ; and j trust with you that its effect may be a greater of creating a demand in the levant for the products of american industry and 1 of establishing political relations with turkey which might be of ihe most es sential service to us i have exerted my self to induce the porte to send one or . more public agents to the uniied states . with a view of informing itself through : reliable sources upon the points to which j i have alluded " amin bey although specially delega ! ted by the capudan pacha is treated in the note by which his appointment iscoiu municatcd to the legation as a public ' agent of the sublime porte and may im mediately or hereafter be invested with diplomatic rank : but the principal duty with which he is at present charged is the examination of our navy yards docks ships of war and other establishments connected with our military marine i suppose however that he is also instruc ted to report on our national resources , our public works and the condition of our productive industry and i trust that ev ery facility in tbe power of government may be afforded him for thoroughly infor ming himself upon these important bran ches of inquiry judge berrien â€” 1 strange dcrchijoncnt ' the new york express says " in reading the debates in the senate upon ihe fugitive slave rill we find the following reinaiks of mr ber rien ofga and mr pratt of maryland mr pratt said : now ihere is one fact which the senator mr berrien has rel-.ted to me which 1 de sire to mention lo the senate tha honorable senator as i have understand lrom hun has collected upwards of 00,000 lor a citizen of the stale of rhode island for negroes import ed into eorgia mr berrien will ihe senator allow me unquestionably the senator is correct in his statement i have staled to him that many years ago in the exercise ol my professional duly i had collected a large amount â€” some thing near the amount he stales â€” in bonds or notes which were left in my hands by a citi zen of rhode island and which were given by citizens of soulh carolina and eorgia i sta ted that to the senator but i did not intend that it should be introduced here mr pratt 1 certainly understood ihe sen ator to slate at the lime he told me ofthe fact lhat he himsell wished to bring il to the noiicn of the senate at any rate i did not under stand the senator lo request that i should say nothing on the subject the express adds : " it is but a small mat ter whether the senator spoke in confidence or not it is to the fact thai we wish to call ihe attention of our readers particularly those of new england and especially rhode island what is ihis fact that one lawyer of the state of geoigia has collected three hundred thousand dollars lor a citizen ol rhode i land for negroes imported into georgia ! we do not suppose much as wo would to believe that it is an isolated en the constitution for more ihan forty years had made for this impor tation of negroes piracy and yet in a section of country whence we hear most said against slavery we see lhat the greatest pecuniary re wards have been derived lrom a iratic in slaves wilh such acts staring in the fice and pro claimed aloud from the senate chamber at washington may our zeal lor the true welfare ofthe slave be questioned and the taunt ol hy pocrisy be flung back upon us as wc herald our own love ol freedom and our abhorrence of opprsesion the fact which mr pratt haa here drawn out is not a new one lo many ot our readers but it is a sad one and one which ; we cite now not only to deplore it but for the ake of saying in the name of common chari ty for all men lhat it ought lo leach us lo have a lillle forbearance wilh other when to say the least of if we a-e no bettei than we should be ourselves whist urn thu city of galena illinois has passed an ordinanre prohibiting within ihe city limits on pun t a penally not ie^s than 10 nos exceeding 8500 then strove side by side through the battle's red tide men wln differed as fur as the ocean is wide all linked hy the t'feliug our union will be " like the billows divided yet one as the sea slill ihoulder to houlder like brothers we'll stand together tread proudly our pathway to glory ; in interest united one chronicler's hand our history will grave u the pages of story ! for webster and clay will dure find a way where the bright star of promise shall blaze like the day illuming the motto â€” " our union shall be uke the billows divided yet one as the sea note though withdrawn temporarily from the conflict yet ne will pretend to say but that the commanding influence and powerful exertions of those two great statesmen contributed iu a great measure toward preparing the way fo the passage of the great vhttu of the omnibus washington i c de.r sir i thank you for your letter and the ac companying " song f the union the love of our union may well inspire us all with more or less of the poetical spirit ; and i am glad you think me worthy to receive a dedication of your verses like you i fond ly hope ihal the united states may be forever bike iht billows divided yet one as the sea yours wiih regard and all good wishes daniel webster john cameron esq hillsboro n c original and true mr franklin a , who was a gentleman olgood qualities and infinite good humor used wilh much pleasantry to relate the following anecdote as having occurred to himselt when - young man a young lady in the neighbor hood had won his affections aud he had com menced paying his addresses during the courtship he sometimes supped with the lady's family when he was always regaled with a homely dish of mush and milk and being of a serious turn was generally invited to say grace over the meal the supper did not taste amiss as the family of the fair one was in moderate circumstances and being himself poor he ad mired such domestic economy : besides he was satisfied provided he could gain his fair dulc^i e ' the course of true love it is said ' nev r did run smooth and frank chanced to have a rival much richer than himselt one even ing when he was visiting his charmer after the board had been spread with the frugal meal of mush and milk bul before the family had ta ken their seals at the table some one spied rrank's rival riding up immediately a change came o'er the substantial meal as if by mag ic the table was cleared of its load and naught remained to tell the tale but the clean white cloth in the course of a short time however the table was again furnished not as before but with the suitable appendages for making a and with warm bread such as is hastily haked and in common parlance called short cake when all was ready as was the custom brother a was invited to say grace who with due solemnity hands folded and eves clos d pronounced ihe following impromptu ben ediction : " tbe lord be praised how i'm amazed to see bow things have mended ; here's short cake and tea for supper 1 see when mush and milk were intended t 16 almost unnecessary lo add thai after this grace wank never returned to woo his lady . â€¢â€¢ hut he left her to ihe undisturbed posses won of his more fortunate rival preservation of pumpkins through the great r part of the winter if sound and well ripen ed easily attained by stowing them in a mow of dry hay or straw or placing on a barn floor nd covering wilh any light forage a dry celler will frequently keep them sound ; but heÂ«e are usually loo moist for this purpose â€” f bey ought occasionally to be looked afier aud ny showing evidence of incipient decay should be immediately used all the partially ribe small and imperfect should be fed soon fier taking from the held a shopkeeper once wrote to bis sister our aged father died yesterday i .' u large assortment of disorders